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Branded Extremist


You can’t control everybody. In today’s show, Editor-in-Chief Joel Schalit speaks with longtime contributor Wieland Hoban about his civil society organisation, Jüdische Stimme (Jewish Voice).

The government sees things differently. Nakba Day 2021 protest, Berlin.

Recently designated as extremist by Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), the decision speaks volumes about government efforts to define Jewish politics after the Holocaust.

Germany’s most prominent progressive Jewish organisation, Jüdische Stimme is a natural target for Germany’s security services,  frequently criticised for their proximity to the country’s far-right.

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Photograph courtesy of Joel Schalit. All rights reserved.